Thomas Jefferson was not a lifelong skeptic. Early in his life, from outward appearances, he seemed to be a Christian in the Anglican tradition. He even helped start an evangelical church with an evangelical minister who had been ordained in the Anglican tradition—Rev. Charles Clay. Jefferson did not believe in …
On May 16, 1816, Charles Thomson replied to Jefferson saying he was glad to hear of his extracts of the Gospels* and proof that he was a “real Christian, that is, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus.” Thomson also told him of his habit every morning and sometimes at night of reading …
Although he was a brilliant man, Thomas Jefferson was a flawed theologian. Nonetheless, he was not the lifelong skeptic that he is often made out to be. Nor did he believe in keeping Christian influence out of the government or the public square. The book I cowrote with Mark Beliles, …
Thomas Jefferson was not a lifelong skeptic, and he did not believe in the separation of God and state. All these are documented in our book, DOUBTING THOMAS, which Jerry Newcombe wrote in conjunction with Charlottesville pastor, Dr. Mark Beliles. Later in life, Thomas Jefferson came to harbor some private …
Thomas Jefferson was not a lifelong skeptic, but primarily through the influence of some Unitarians, he ended up later in life questioning some core Christian beliefs. Nonetheless, he did not believe in banishing God from the public arena, as happens far too often in his name these days. The book …
It is a common myth that Thomas Jefferson was some sort of lifelong skeptic of the Christian faith. Certainly in the last decade or so of his life, he harbored serious doubts about some key Christian doctrines. But the man’s faith (or lack thereof) is much more nuanced than we …
It might surprise the average American today that Thomas Jefferson had many positive dealings with clergymen all his life. Most of these were believers in Jesus. There were a few Unitarians, but they were not the majority. Although Jefferson later in life expressed some doubts about some core Christian doctrines, …
Here’s a short interview with Jerry Newcombe on the subject of the book, DOUBTING THOMAS. This was recorded at the NRB conference 2015. http://www.wakecrossroads.com/System/Media/play.asp?id=30216&key=B95D27EB-3E30-43C7-ABA9-BD128334338C
Today one often gets the impression that Thomas Jefferson, a key founding father, had no use for religion, and certainly thought it should be banned from the public square or minimized. Our book, DOUBTING THOMAS, by Dr. Mark Beliles and Jerry Newcombe, disputes both of these contentions and provides ample …
Thomas Jefferson professed to be a Christian—although later in life he seriously questioned some core Christian beliefs. But he was not the lifelong skeptic he is often made out to be today. Nor did he believe that the government should be godless. In our book, DOUBTING THOMAS, Mark Beliles and …